Over time, gain knowledge and experience so that one day 3 or 4 deals down the road, one is ready to handle the huge responsibility of taking care of other people’s cash.One should also take stock of where they are at - what strength and capabilities they have, what income, what amount of capital, who their social and professional sphere is, etc etc and then come up with a real aka tic plan as to how to proceed.This all can be done but it takes a cold hard assessment of reality and then consistent effort over time to make it happen.Now that @Amir owns some rental property, he can tell his friends, family and associates about it and as they see him do well, NOW he will have more success asking for capital to do bigger deals.There’s an expression How does one eat an elephant?

. - You may be surprised to know that many countries outside US speak extremely fluent English and can handle customer service better than most. 

So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?

Software can't handle rent collection on late tenants, noise complaints, parking violations, unauthorized pets or people, maintenance coordination and supervision, inspections, and so much more.I don't advise anyone to invest in another state unless they have a solid PM lined up to handle the investment for them.  

And what's more, I trust him completely to handle this.  

You want to make sure you can handle the fix and flips you have going on and as part of the agreements I recommend having an extension in the loan agreement.

As Russell mentioned you just call the cops and let them handle it.

I believe the water damage is the root cause of the mold problem, and I’m considering filing an insurance claim to cover the repairs and remediation.For those who have gone through this process, what steps should I take to ensure the claim is handled properly?

The tenants claimed they went down to CityFheps to handle this but the city claims there's nothing wrong. 

Whoever handles your closing should be able to set it up.I had one seller rent from me for 2 months after we closed because she needed the money from the sale of the home to buy her new property and places were selling fast.